But, on the other hand, they connect diagonally, and the spread outlined run off in great slanting waves of optic horror, like a
lot of wallowing seaweeds in full chase. Which phrase from the sentence best shows confused tone? A. Sprawling outlines B. Run off C. Connect diagonally D. Full chase
The tone is the literary device that illustrates the author's attitude towards a specific subject matter that is reflected through the writing style and choice of words by him to depict the ideas. It expresses and indicates a particular emotion that could be humorous, comic, funny, serious, confusing, cheerful, formal, etc. In the excerpt given, <em>the words that imply a confusing tone is '</em><em><u>sprawling lines</u></em><em>' that symbolizes the 'disorder' or 'spread irregularly' which adds a confusing effect to it. Thus, the answer is option A.</em>
Dr. King echoes a Biblical allusion from Psalms 30:5—“weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning”--when he says, "it came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity,” meaning how like joyous daybreak was the moment when the dark night of slavery was over. (King).
